Project Manager Construction

AARON VANDER VEEN

**** *. ****** ***. ? Mesa, AZ 85209 ? 480-***-**** ?

***********@***.***

VICE PRESIDENT/PROJECT MANAGER

Construction Project Management, Land Development, Infrastructure

Project Management Professional with 10-plus years of experience in the

land development and construction industry. Highly experienced in

preconstruction consulting, construction administration, project planning

and management, value engineering, budgeting, scheduling, permitting, and

project bidding. Possess a dedicated and keen understanding of the

construction process and the requirements necessary to complete a

development project. Foster an environment of high productivity and team

orientation while emphasizing leadership and providing clients with a high

level of accuracy and service. Excellent communication and problem-solving

skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Affiliated Development Solutions, Scottsdale, AZ

2001 - Present

Vice President/Project Manager

Key leadership role that contributes value-added expertise, significant

client relationships, and growth to this management firm. Report to

principals and client owners. Manage all phases of projects, including

conception, engineering/design, testing, budgeting, scheduling, bidding,

and construction. Construction activities include mass grading, sewer,

water, storm drain, irrigation, dry utilities, concrete, paving, landscape,

and project theme walls. Meet with project engineers to review designs and

implement design changes as needed. Interact with clients to provide

support, assess needs, prepare project action items, and coordinate

contracts. Oversee major day-to-day operations such as meetings, problem

solving, and scheduling. Hire and manage staff for business operations and

Engineer of Record services. Manage trade contractors and staff to deliver

over 20 residential developments including master planned communities,

phase planned developments, residential tracts, and infrastructure.

> Tramonto (Parcels W3, W5 and W23) - A 57 acre parcel of land requiring

civil improvements to serve the 200 lot community in Phoenix, Arizona.

Project included challenges during excavation phases of construction

due to heavily cemented soil conditions and rock. Provided oversight

and direction of hard dig and blasting operations to control budget

and risk management.

> Legacy Parc (Parcels E&F, and J) - A 67 acre parcel of land requiring

civil improvements and off-site infrastructure to serve 256 lots in

Surprise, Arizona. Coordinated all construction activities and

delivered project on-time and under budget.

> Pegasus Airpark (Units III, IV, V, and Off-site) - A 105 acre parcel

of land requiring civil improvements and off-site infrastructure to

serve 82 lots in Queen Creek, Arizona. Coordinated all phases of

project including design and construction for $1.5 million relocation

of 69 KV power lines and electrical facilities.

> Nauvoo Station (Phases 1, 2, 3, and Off-site) - A 182 acre parcel of

land requiring civil improvements and off-site infrastructure to serve

478 lots in Queen Creek, Arizona. Managed all phases of project

including coordination with local municipality to install publicly

funded box culvert and associated traffic control measures.

Significantly reduced cost of mass import by utilizing a strategically

planned borrow pit.

> Gateway Pointe Industrial - A 16 acre parcel of land requiring civil

improvements and off-site infrastructure to serve Medical Campus in

Gilbert, Arizona. Managed all phases of construction including daily

coordination with General Contractor to deliver Certificate of

Occupancy for hospital and associated facilities. Offsite

infrastructure included coordination with Roosevelt Water Conservation

District during construction of irrigation lateral, as well as the

installation of a major traffic signal for Maricopa County Department

of Transportation.

> Vaquero Estates - A 38 acre parcel of land requiring civil

improvements and off-site infrastructure to serve 90 lots within a

gated community in Phoenix, Arizona. Managed all phases of

construction including an integrated drainage system with drywells,

and perimeter theme walls with private entry gates. Effectively

petitioned the City of Phoenix to tie-in on-site water facilities with

an existing, interim accepted, off-site waterline to proceed out of

sequence and continue construction activities without delays.

Aaron Vander Veen

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Gough Zeeland Development, Apache Junction, AZ

1999 - 2001

Assistant Project Manager

Served as the Owners Representative responsible for overall construction

project management. Responsible for all phases of construction.

Negotiated over $9 million in contracts for civil improvements and a $5

million community building, pool, and sports court. Assisted corporate

team, architects, engineers, and general contractors. Responsible for

monthly job site progress reports. Assisted accounting with vendor cost

coding and review for approval of monthly construction draws. Responsible

for job completion, final walk through, punch lists, warranties, and

certificates of occupancy.

> Superstition Falls - A 717 space active adult community with a 10 acre

recreation site and 30,000 square foot clubhouse.

> Four Peaks - A 351 space single family community with a 5 acre

recreation site.

Friesland Holdings, Grand Rapids, MI

1997 - 1999

Construction Manger

Served as the Owners Representative responsible for overall construction

management. Responsible for individual lot improvements. Assisted in the

survey and design of a $400,000 storm drain pipeline to replace existing

drain tile. Designed private sewage disposal systems. Managed staff for

on-site service department and ground maintenance. Responsible for

inspection and quality control of new home construction. Assisted Project

Manager with coordination and construction of new phase development.

> Wildwood Communities - A 318 space master planned manufactured housing

community.

Premarc, Grand River Infrastructure, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI

1994 - 1995

CAD Draftsman/Quality Control Inspector

Created shop drawings of pre-stressed concrete bridge beams to be submitted

and approved prior to fabrication. Performed standard slump, air,

temperature, and strength tests of concrete for pre-stressed bridge beams.

Provided pre-pour and post-pour inspections, and monitored beam production.

Recorded and filed data for analysis.

EDUCATION

B.S. Civil Engineering, Michigan Technological University (M.T.U.), 1997

Engineer In Training (EIT), Michigan, 1997

Arizona A General Engineering (Commercial), 2008

Arizona Business Management, 2008

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Hardware/OS: Windows XP and 2003 Server

Software: MS Office, MS Project, AutoCAD Release 12

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